Such a shame that folks were done so dirty with the latest release's story, but apart from likely not even having many of the people who worked on the first few, currently there's an anti-culture that's poison to producing transcendental fiction.
The funny thing that many forget about video games, is that while there's unique stories and story telling methods open to video games...
A video game doesn't actually need a story at all.
A good enough story can make a gamer tolerate fairly poor gameplay though.
Very well written article, it has taken me a second read-through of your article and some debating about Star Wars with others that I've kind of come to realize; you might be right about no one caring about Alderaan. Nowhere is it really shown, it is never more than hinted at.
I know of only one book where characters ACTUALLY visit the planet and that would be Obi-Wan Kenobi and his lover Siri Tachi, who go there looking for info on Granta Omega, who has kidnapped their pupils. In every other book, Alderaan is thought of, spoken of but never shown. So we don't actually care about it. If it was Naboo we'd care. If it was Mandalore or even Dantooine, we'd care. Because all these planets are shown in games, books and comics. But not Alderaan.
May I also submit for consideration Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and it sequel The Sith Lords. The first game has a really good story with the best twist I have ever seen in a game, and the second is the ultimate deconstruction of the Star Wars universe. Also, the character of Kreia is awesome.
Such a shame that folks were done so dirty with the latest release's story, but apart from likely not even having many of the people who worked on the first few, currently there's an anti-culture that's poison to producing transcendental fiction.
The funny thing that many forget about video games, is that while there's unique stories and story telling methods open to video games...
A video game doesn't actually need a story at all.
A good enough story can make a gamer tolerate fairly poor gameplay though.
Just a day after my post on 300 and Spartan religiosity, this article came out. I guess great minds think alike, haha.
But seriously though, great article.
Very well written article, it has taken me a second read-through of your article and some debating about Star Wars with others that I've kind of come to realize; you might be right about no one caring about Alderaan. Nowhere is it really shown, it is never more than hinted at.
I know of only one book where characters ACTUALLY visit the planet and that would be Obi-Wan Kenobi and his lover Siri Tachi, who go there looking for info on Granta Omega, who has kidnapped their pupils. In every other book, Alderaan is thought of, spoken of but never shown. So we don't actually care about it. If it was Naboo we'd care. If it was Mandalore or even Dantooine, we'd care. Because all these planets are shown in games, books and comics. But not Alderaan.
May I also submit for consideration Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and it sequel The Sith Lords. The first game has a really good story with the best twist I have ever seen in a game, and the second is the ultimate deconstruction of the Star Wars universe. Also, the character of Kreia is awesome.
I'd argue KOTOR II was not a deconstruction, but rather a game with a twist and the ultimate affirmation of the Star Wars universe.